I was wondering if anyone on here is going to have any black Australorps available. I was also generally curious if anyone else from here is going to be attending on Saturday. I just got everything finalized with the city so I can get my chickens on Saturday. My wife and I are super excited.
All,
I have done some googling and am trying to confirm that it is safe to use wood from crape myrtles in the coop. I didn't see it on any of the lists of danger plants but figured it would be a good idea to check here.
Thanks
All,
What height should the perch be above the floor or in my case below the dropping board.
I am going to use a 2x4 as the perch since that seems to be the way to go.
I have a mock image below in this the perch is 1' off the dropping board which leaves ~1' to the roof above the perch...
I built my coop portion so that if I needed to i could divide it down the center. The rough dimensions are 4x8x3. I am going to have 4 hens. I was thinking that the full size might be too much space so that they wouldn't be able to keep warm in the winter. Does anyone have thoughts/suggestions...
Hello,
I am working to start my flock this spring. I am currently in the city so I have more restrictions than some of you. I am currently looking for suggestions for breeds that will do well in my area for egg laying purposes. I will also need to find a place to get whatever breed i finally...